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Canada-related events during the year of 1959
Events from the year 1959 in Canada .
Incumbents Crown Federal government Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Premiers Territorial governments Commissioners Events Full date unknown Arts and literature New books Awards Sport Births January to March April to June Stephen Harper April 13 – Genevieve Robic-Brunet , road racing cyclist April 15 – Kevin Lowe , ice hockey player April 22 – Ryan Stiles , actor, comedian, director and voice actor April 30 – Paul Gross , actor, producer, director, singer and writer April 30 – Stephen Harper , politician and 22nd Prime Minister of Canada May 14 – Rick Vaive , ice hockey player May 26 – Brian Peaker , rower and Olympic silver medalist May 27 June 2 – Charlie Huddy , Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach June 4 – Rex Barnes , politician Chris Hadfield July to December August 29 – Chris Hadfield , astronaut, first Canadian to walk in space September 29 – Robert Thibault , politician October 14 – Dominic Agostino , politician (d.2004 ) October 20 – Janice McCaffrey , racewalker November 5 – Bryan Adams , rock singer-songwriter and photographer November 17 – Guy André , politician November 22 – Geoff Regan , politician December 2 – David Alward , 32nd Premier of New Brunswick December 8 – Mark Steyn , writer and broadcaster Full date unknown Deaths Maurice Duplessis campaigning in the 1952 election Full date unknown See also References
1959 in North America
Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Dependencies and other territories
Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands